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1st fire of the year

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  1. Dakota Hoarder

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    Celebrated my birthday last night with my 1st fire of the year. Didn't really need to, but it sure took the bite off. Just burned 2 small loads of box elder so it didn't get too hot in the house.

    Who else else has started burning?
     
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  2. amateur cutter

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    I'm fighting the urge to fire up the new boiler, got plenty of wood, but once it's fired it's gonna stay that way. We'll see.
     
  3. MaineMtnMan

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    I'm burning pine to keep the edge off at night
     
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  4. papadave

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    Had a small fire last night with some small Ash kindling, then added a couple small splits to keep it going before I went to bed.
    Not the first fire I've had.:dex::whistle:
     
  5. T.Jeff Veal

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    Happy late birthday. Yep we are burning down here in GA. UP that is, still in the low-mid 90's. Looking at some cooler temps next couple weeks, though.
     
  6. Maina

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    I’ve had a couple small fires about a week ago and probably be sparking one in the morning.
     
  7. thewoodlands

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    Happy Birthday Dakota Hoarder , we've had a few fires with maybe another tonight.
     
  8. bear 1998

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    its actually 59* woot woot.....its gettin closer. Dont see a fire for probly 3 weeks or so
     
  9. TurboDiesel

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    I lit up the stove on Sept 9th.
    Just to knock the chill off on a rainy day.:yes:
    Haven't had a fire since, but we talked about it a few minutes ago. Kinda chilly tonight...
     
  10. Camber

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    Light her up! I've been burning straight for 10 days now. We are expecting snow Monday. Down to 5000 feet anyway. The wife and I may even light the sauna in the morning.
     
  11. Chaz

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    Happy belated B'day wishes Dakota Hoarder

    We've had one fire so far, like TurboDiesel it was a couple weeks ago and was wet and cool.
    Had to open the windows, but the house was warm and dry.
    :thumbs:

    Will likely be burning more very soon, but we'll see.
    :whistle:
     
  12. bde269

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    right there with you it was 60 in the house and with the wind the crew was a little chilly
     
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    We had the air on this morning basically just to cut the damm humidity.
     
  15. papadave

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    Only down to 50 right now, but lit up a small kindling fire a while ago. Might add some more to it before bed.
    Going down to 40.
     
  16. lukem

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    Do it. Better to work out any gremlins now than when you actually need the heat.
     
  17. Gpsfool

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    I had a small fire late August - had some chilly weather. I probably would have had one tonight (47 out) but the 2-year d Ideal Steel is in process of me replacing all the gaskets. I should finish tomorrow and will probably have a small break-in fire tomorrow night.
     
  18. Suburban wood snob

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    46 this morning ...

    Felt so good after so many months of humidity and heat . Made a small fire last night... Just junk scraps. Warm enough to cook me out of the room eventually.

    Happy Birthday BTW
     
  19. TurboDiesel

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    good advice:yes:
     
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  20. Reloader

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    Cleaned the chimney and had the first one here. [​IMG]


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